Planning & Institutional Research

Planning and Institutional Research (PIR) supports the needs of Pima Community College and its students by providing data, information and guidance for evidence-based internal operations and transparency to the community; including, but not limited to: planning, academic and non-academic assessment, Federal and State compliance, student success, accreditation requirements, local economic information, and program evaluation.

In addition, PIR is also responsible for:

Preparing reports on student enrollment and success

Supporting academic and non-academic assessment College-wide

Participating in national benchmarking projects, including the Community College Survey of Student Engagement and the Voluntary Framework of Accountability

What’s New

PIR is leading a comprehensive review of our mission fulfillment. During the 2014-2015 academic year, we are holding a series of meetings across the district for the internal and external community to gather input on our core themes, objectives and key performance indicators. Find out more.

We are overhauling our semester and annual student reporting to provide improved functionality. During early spring 2015, we will be releasing dashboards that provide filtering options so users can quickly and easily access particular characteristics or success measures by campus, program and more.

Reports

PIR prepares a range of reports on topics including enrollment and student success. This includes:

Semester and annual reports on student characteristics, including annual trend data and semester reports on gender, age, race/ethnicity, education level and more

Student success reports, including course grades, grade point average and graduates by program.

Student survey results, including the graduate exit survey

All of these reports can be accessed from Students Reports. As the dashboards are released they will be posted to this page.

Academic and Non-Academic Assessment

The Office of Assessment, housed within PIR, serves as a resource to support assessment activities across the College.

National Benchmarking Projects

The department administers several national projects, to enable us to compare our performance with other institutions. This includes the Community College Survey of Student Engagement, the Survey of Entering Student Engagement and the Community College Faculty Survey of Student Engagement. In addition, the College is a participant in the Voluntary Framework of Accountability.

Human Subjects Review

All research projects carried out by external groups at the College or by College employees that involve human subjects must undergo Human Subjects Review prior to implementation. PIR serves as the first point of review for these projects. Please read our user's guide for details about the Human Subjects process at PCC and instructions for submitting an application form. We also ask that you contact us if you are planning such a project.

Strategic Planning

Economic Scan

Each academic year, PIR prepares an economic scan, summarizing key information about the economic factors impacting the College. The most recent scan was finalized in January 2014.

Peer Institution List

PIR maintains a list of our peer institutions, which we recommend for benchmarking studies. The institutions on the list have many characteristics in common with PCC, including size and key demographics, as identified through the federal Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).

Federal and State Reports

PIR is responsible for completing several federal and state reports, including the IPEDS surveys, the Perkins accountability reports, the Student Right-to-Know and others. Each year, as the reports are prepared, they are posted to the website.

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